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Originally posted by HighOnAcid
Pragmatism is the ONLY Philosophy Americans have ever developed!!! It's rooted in America and Americans ARE pragmatic. Historically, Europreans and Canadians aren't hence my question.
Did you actually look the word up before replying? 
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you want a definition.....
Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them.
the most pragmatic thing that the USA ever did was call themselves pragmatic
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature.
can you not say that communism is pragmatic? it deals with causes reasons and effects... people are poor and struggling...so lets take all the money and spread it over every person ....reason is to make them unpoor....effect is it works....
to consider pragmatism the only reasonable philosphy loses the entire heart and soul of mankind. From a country so patriotic it is hard to imagine them saying they are pragmatic.
self centered maybe.....